1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Paris, France
Date	(1958-09-02 - 1958-09-07)2–7 September 1958
Velodrome	Parc des Princes
Events	8
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The 1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 8 to 13 September 1958. ^[1] Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

In the same period, the 1958 UCI Road World Championships were organized in the Reims, France.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Michel Rousseau   France	Enzo Sacchi   Italy	Antonio Maspes   Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Roger Rivière   France	Leandro Faggin   Italy	Franco Gandini   Italy
Men's motor-paced details	Walter Bucher   Switzerland	Guillermo Timoner Spain	Wouter Wagtmans   Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Valentino Gasparella   Italy	Sante Gaiardoni   Italy	Dick Ploog   Australia
Men's individual pursuit details	Norman Sheil   Great Britain	Philippe Gaudrillet   France	Carlo Simonigh   Italy
Men's motor-paced details	Lothar Meister East Germany	Heinz Wahl East Germany	Arie Van Houwelingen   Netherlands
Women's Events
Women's sprint details	Galina Ermolaeva Soviet Union	Valentina Maksimova Soviet Union	Jean Dunn   Great Britain
Women's individual pursuit details	Lyudmila Kochetova Soviet Union	Stella Bail   Great Britain	Kathleen Ray   Great Britain

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France  (FRA)	2	1	0	3
	Soviet Union  (URS)	2	1	0	3
3	Italy  (ITA)	1	3	3	7
4	Great Britain  (GBR)	1	1	2	4
5	East Germany  (GDR)	1	1	0	2
6	Switzerland  (SUI)	1	0	0	1
7	Spain  (ESP)	0	1	0	1
8	Netherlands  (NED)	0	0	2	2
9	Australia  (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		8	8	8	24

See also

• 1958 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893